The Women Are Sacred Conference is one of the oldest and largest gatherings of advocates, survivors, tribal domestic and sexual violence programs, tribal community members, tribal leadership, law enforcement and tribal court personnel dedicated to ending violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women and children. WAS offers state of the art training opportunities designed to increase the capacity of tribal nations, tribal domestic violence and community-based programs to address violence in tribal communities. Conference presenters include emerging Indigenous leaders and experts in the movement to ending violence.

NOTE: WAS 2018 Has Received OVW Approval!
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) has approved OVW tribal grantees to use their grant funds to attend the Women Are Sacred Conference 2018 in Albuquerque NM, June 26-28, 2018, for the following:• OVW Tribal Coalitions Program, you do not need to submit a GAN for up to TWO people to attend.
• OVW Tribal Governments Program, you do not need to submit a GAN for up to THREE people to attend.
• OVW Tribal Sexual Assault Program, you do not need to submit a GAN for up to TWO people to attend.